The Roméo Dallaire Scholarship

Lewis & Clark's Roméo Dallaire Scholarship honors the work and vision of Roméo Dallaire, former commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission to Rwanda, Canadian Army Lieutenant-General (ret.), world citizen, and humanitarian.

The Roméo Dallaire Scholarship allows qualified students from sub-Saharan Africa to study English in the United States. In studying and living with other students from throughout the United States and around the world, scholarship winners experience first hand the history and habits of diverse cultures even as they share with others their own traditions, customs, and beliefs. The Dallaire Award Fund continues to advance the principle that has guided Lewis & Clark’s innovative programs in international education for more than 40 years: global understanding is rooted in relationships, and relationships are built day by day and person to person.

About Roméo Dallaire

Roméo Dallaire commanded the United Nations mission in Rwanda before and during the 100 days of genocide in 1994 that left 800,000 people dead. He returned to his native Canada haunted by images of death and the belief that he could have—should have—been able to do more to stop the killings. Now, through his writings, lectures, and humanitarian projects, Dallaire teaches conflict mediation, helps children affected by war, and works to ensure that the people of the world neither forget the genocide nor allow it to be repeated—anywhere.

His message is powerful in its simplicity and challenging in its scope: Never again.

How to Apply for the Scholarship

The scholarship recipient for the 2009-2010 academic year has been selected. Applications will be accepted for the 2010-2011 scholarship in the Fall of 2009. If you would like to receive an application, please click here to request that an application be emailed to you.

Donating to the Scholarship

You can help make Roméo Dallaire's pledge come alive by giving to the scholarship fund that carries his name.

It’s easy to give to the Roméo Dallaire Award Fund at Lewis & Clark College:

• Call the Office of Annual Giving at 503-768-7944 or 800-753-9292l; or
• Send your check, payable to Lewis & Clark College, to the address below.

Annual Giving
Lewis & Clark College
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219-7899
503-768-7944
800-753-9292
giving@lclark.edu
www.lclark.edu